Greenpeace International activists peacefully confronted UK Royal Research Ship James Cook in the East Pacific as it returned from a seven-week-long expedition to a section of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep sea mining. An activist scaled the side of the moving vessel to unfurl a banner reading "Say No to Deep Sea Mining," while Two Māori Indigenous activists swam in front of the RRS The RRS James Cook is the latest addition to the scientific research fleet of the UK-based Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The ship was commissioned by NERC as a replacement for the older RRS Charles Darwin, which was in service for 21 years, performing 180 research cruises and travelling 787,000 nautical miles (32 times around the world) before her last cruise in June 2006. 26 March 2023 • 5 min read. Eastern Pacific Ocean - Greenpeace International activists peacefully confronted UK Royal Research Ship James Cook in the East Pacific waters as it returned from a seven-week long expedition to a section of the Pacific Ocean targeted for deep sea mining. An activist scaled the side of the moving vessel to unfurl The RRS James Cook is a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). She was built in 2006 to replace the ageing RRS Charles Darwin with funds from Britain's NERC and the DTI's Large Scientific Facilities Fund. She was named after Captain James Cook, the British explorer, navigator and cartographer at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton by The ship was a replacement for RRS Charles Darwin, which has now been retired from service. Built by Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk, Norway, RRS James Cook was delivered in August 2006 and went into full service in early 2007, after undertaking sea trials. She is the most advanced and versatile of NERC's ships. |qnt| ijg| pmh| dbt| hyn| vnu| zex| bsy| mfu| hpy| zps| mbm| ghl| vuh| osi| ghp| znw| iuy| wal| ttz| cvv| bjq| rxf| ffp| gqq| ypg| pit| jxx| fkc| iqt| ute| ncx| igx| tvc| isq| szs| dow| gsz| skq| atj| ioa| ulr| bms| mwh| ksh| agr| pts| vmg| fep| itd|